Integrating psychometric and cultural theory approaches to formulate an alternative measure of risk perception

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-100

  Ng, Reuben ^a,b   Rayner, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural theory; Measurement; Psychometric; Situational Judgment Test; Terror management theory

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 78049488015     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610.2010.512439     Document Type: Article

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